Remarkably, even Hurricane Katrina was not enough to trigger the national emergency alert system EAS. It lay dormant even as the storm surge wiped out whole towns along the Gulf Coast, levees were breeched and much of New Orleans was reduced to f Remarkably,...
FCC allows more time for emergency alert compliance Cable lobbyists last week cheered an FCC decision easing the requirements for small cable systems to comply with new emergency alert system EAS rules. The FCC said that...
The issue of emergency communications has become a priority for Washington regulators and lawmakers after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita exposed massive communications failures. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, who appeared at two of three hearings on the i The issue of emergency communications has become...
The National Cable Television Association has asked the FCC to allow cable systems serving 5,000 or fewer subscribers to participate on a voluntary basis in the new Emergency Alert System EAS. In a filing with the commission, the NCTA cites the cos The National Cable Television...
The Federal Communications Commission is nearing a decision that would dramatically change cable's role in providing emergency information to its customers. In its original ruling, handed down just over a year ago, the FCC told cable to prepare f The Federal Communications...
Commission asks whether service should be mandatory for wireless cable, SMATV, others Broadcast and cable engineers may not be the only ones shopping for new emergency alerting gear. The FCC is considering extending its new Emergency...
WASHINGTON, March 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children NCMEC is calling the Federal Communications Commission's latest ruling to adopt a new Child Abduction Emergency Code "A giant step forward to saving chWASHINGTON, March 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Center for Missing & Exploited...
The FCC's decision to step up enforcement of emergency alert system rules is paying off, the agency's chief compliance officer said last week. Thanks to a tougher inspection process launched last month, fewer stations are ignoring 1994 rules requir The FCC's decision to step...
Byline: JEFFREY SILVA The Federal Communications Commission extended emergency alert rules to digital media technologies, while soliciting additional comment on how the government can integrate wireless technologies into a next-generation pub Byline: JEFFREY SILVA ...
The National Association of Broadcasters is worried about the FCC's new Emergency Alert System rules. In a letter last week to the FCC, NAB Executive Vice President/General Counsel Jeff Baumann said the regulations concerning cable delivery of emer The National Association of Broadcasters is...
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission, faced with an Emergency Alert System it believes could be out-dated and inconsistent, has solicited ideas as to how the system might be revamped. The National Cable & Telecommunications WASHINGTON -- The...
The Federal Communications Commission has extended by up to three years the deadline for some small cable operators to start participating in the national Emergency Alert System. In October, operators with fewer than 10,000 subscribers will be The Federal...
Digital technology is making its way into the Emergency Broadcast System EBS. Digital technology is making its way into the Emergency Broadcast System EBS.
Washington - Citing prohibitive costs, small cable operators have flatly warned the Federal Communications Commission that many of them will be wiped out if forced to participate in the new Emergency Alert System. "We are about one regulatio Washington - Citing prohibitive...
Emergency Alert Systems, Amber Alert and other Homeland Security Services at Risk Under New FCC Mandate PHOENIX, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Antenna Technology Communications Inc. ATCi, a provider of ground-based commercial satellite communications systems and services announced the introduction of CentralCastTM - a solution that will address...
Celltick's Cell Broadcast Centre Key to Implement New FCC Regulations for Nationwide Public Warning Service PWS Rollout LONDON, October 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Celltick today confirmed that its proven Cell Broadcast Centre CBC solution is ideally positioned to support operators looking to implement the new commercial mobile alerting...
Federal regulators as early as today are expected to take a major step toward development of a nationwide emergency alert system that would send text messages to cell phones and other mobile devices wherever a crisis occurs. Lack of a simple way to deliver vital warnings to...
Federal regulators as early as today are expected to take a major step toward development of a nationwide emergency alert system that would send text messages to cellphones and other mobile devices wherever a crisis occurs. Lack of a simple way to deliver vital warnings to residents has...
The Federal Communications Commission FCC has chosen the members of a special committee tasked with looking into how to incorporate existing and future wireless services and technologies into a multimedia national emergency alert system envisioned by legislation recently passed in the U.S. Congress. Chairman Kevin...
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